Hinsdale Advanced Eye Care, Dr. Treacy Adamo

07/30/2025

Eyes on Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative condition of the neurological system. Parkinson’s disease manifests itself in many ways, often starting off very slowly and subtly. One of the earliest symptoms is a slight tremor in one or both hands. Other early symptoms include a lack of facia...

07/23/2025

Do You Have Mucus Fishing Syndrome?

The tears that coat the surface of your eyes have both a liquid and a mucous layer to them. It is normal to have a small amount of mucus in your tear film. But that mucus can significantly increase when the eye gets irritated.Some of the most common causes of irritation that can make the eye overpro...

07/16/2025

Are You Dealing with Allergies, Dry Eyes, or Something Else?

As an eye doctor, diagnosing a red eye can be challenging. Are we dealing with an infection, allergy, inflammation, or dryness?A common question we get is, “Doc, my eyes are red, burning, itchy, and tearing. Is this dry eye or from allergies?” The short answer is it could be one, both, or neithe...

07/09/2025

The Solution for Contact Lenses

Oftentimes, contact lens wearers will skimp on their lens care because some of the solutions are costly and it seems like a good way to save some hard-earned cash. But this is not a good idea.Cutting corners can result in infections or irritations, and after one or two copays to your eye doctor's of...

07/02/2025

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06/25/2025

Is It Time for Cataract Surgery?

Cataracts are part of the natural aging process. Everyone gets them to one degree or another if they live long enough. Cataracts, as they progress, create increasing difficulty with the normal activities of living. The symptoms vary from one person to another. Some people have more difficulty with t...

06/11/2025

Safeguarding Your Child's Eyesight

Just like adults, children need to have their eyes examined. This need begins at birth and continues through adulthood.Following are common recommendations for when a child needs to be screened, and what is looked for at each stage.A child’s first eye exam should be done either right at or shortly...

06/04/2025

Sunglasses Are a Fabulous Investment

The sun does some amazing things. It plays a role in big helping our bodies to naturally produce Vitamin D. In fact, many people who work indoors are directed to take Vitamin D supplements because of lack of exposure to the sunshine. But being in the sun has risks, as well...If sunglasses are not wo...

05/28/2025

How Lyme Disease Can Affect Your Eyes

Lyme disease is an infection that is caused by a spirochete called Borrelia burgdorferi, and more rarely by Borrelia mayonii. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of a deer tick.The disease has a strong geographical incidence, being highly concentrated in the Northeastern United States...

05/21/2025

What to Know About Vision vs. Health Insurance

The eye care medical field has an unusual split between two different types of insurance for covering eye issues: health insurance and vision insurance. Not all patients have both.In most cases, your health insurance is used to cover medical and surgical eye problems but not routine exams or the cos...

05/15/2025

Drug Allergy or Side Effect?

There is a common misconception that any adverse reaction to a drug is an allergy. That is definitely not the case.Reporting to your doctors that you have an allergy to a medication when what you really had was a side effect could potentially create a substantial alteration to your medical care in t...